These interventions have become a near daily occurrence as the 10 year yield reached a 52 week high of 5.3%. This upward pressure on rates persisted despite Personal Consumption Expenditures data arriving better than expectations, a development that normally eases inflation fears. The scale of this operation counters recent debate over whether the treasury's buyback program has been too small to achieve its aims.
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US Treasury Buys Full $6B of Debt in Oct 1 Liquidity Operation
US Markets19 days ago
Investors offered $46.39 billion in bonds to the US government during a recent attempt to stabilize the market through repurchases. The Treasury ultimately purchased the full $6 billion allowed in its October 1 liquidity operation for debt with 10 to 20 year maturities, with a single security issue accounting for $5 billion of the total amount. Mid-day reports had indicated the government was accepting only half of the offered bonds, though it eventually hit its maximum cap.
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